Blog Breather

As you can probably tell, I took the weekend off. I wasn't even really planning to, it just happened. Stuff to do kept on popping up and I just couldn't make myself say, "Sorry I can't, I have to go home and blog." So instead, I had a busy, fun (surprisingly unproductive) weekend, and I loved every minute of it (except when I thought I broke Evan's ipod.)
So here are the "best-of" moments from my blog hiatus:

Becoming Queen of Africa with Kristin

Drinking lots of mimosas early in the morning outside

Watching some awesome Ultimate on two beautiful days

Eating some deliciously cheap sushi

And taking that first satisfying Spring swim

Forced Abnegation of Blogging (plus a few vocab words)

Here I am, finally back in the 505. It's good to be back, especially after my 12-hour day of traveling yesterday. Considering how much free time I had yesterday, sitting for hours on end in one of the most standoffish, sterile settings, you would think that would've been ideal time for blogging. However, I was absolutely shocked to discover that in both Fort Worth and O'Hare airports, the internet wasn't free! I would like to add that, indeed, the Sunport provides free WiFi.
So, being that I didn't want to support such a feckless system, as well as due to the maladroit ownership which I would have preferred simply to defenestrate, I elected to abstain.

Moments from Chicagoland

My last night in Chicago...(actually Evanston but don't worry about the details) and it's been a great trip. On my arrival I expected to feel overwhelmed with Chicago, as I have felt towards other big cities I've visited (definitely less than 5, again, just details). But Chicago felt different, a little easier to deal with, "livable" you might say: understandable downtown layout, actual fun things to do, surprisingly easy-to-learn transit system, reasonable prices (on food and shopping that is, don't get me started on housing prices) and overall nice people. I even felt like I fit right in with my North Face coat, being that every-other person I saw was wearing something North Face.

So here is a list of the best moments in Chicago:

~Seeing myself as a giant mercury jellybean would

~Looking behind Gerhy's Pavillion

~Having the urge to slide down the side of a bridge

~Watching geese walk on ice/pretending I was in Antarctica

~Being on Davis street in Evanston

~Being able to say I've seen a Puffin

~And, the best moment during my trip? Having dinner and cocktails with my wonderful mom.